tragedy
trag.e.dy \'traj-*d-e-\ n [ME tragedie, fr. MF, fr. L tragoedia, fr. Gk
trago-idia,]fr. tragos goat + aeidein to sing; prob. fr. the satyrs
represented by the original chorus; akin to Gk tro-gein to gnaw - more at
TERSE, ODE 1a: a medieval narrative poem or tale typically describing the
downfall of a great man 1b: a serious drama typically describing a
conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (as destiny) and
having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that excites pity or terror 1c:
the literary genre of tragic dramas 2a: a disastrous event : CALAMITY 2b:
MISFORTUNE 3: tragic quality or element